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y CURTAIN POLE BRACKET.

No. 375,981. Y Patented Jan. 3, 1888.

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PETER Pham-Lith gnpn r. Washington. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

WILLIAM O. BEMENT, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE IREV GOODS COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CURTAIN-POLE BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part olf Letters Patent No. 375,981, dated January 3, 1888.

Application tiled August-1,1881'. Serial No. 245,810. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it k nown that I, WILLIAM O. BEMENT, of Worcester, in the county of Vorcesterand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain l new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Pole Brackets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figures 1 and 2 represent a plan and side View, respectively, of a curtain-pole bracket embodying my improvements, in Fig. 2 the pole-supporting rod thereof being shown by full and dotted lines in two positions, as hereinafter described. Fig. 3 represents, upon an enlarged scale, a transverse section taken on line a, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of arrow a', showing beyond said -section a front end view of the upper portion of the bracket; and Fig. 4 represents a similar View to Fig. 3, with the curtain-polesupporting rod removed to better show its fork-shaped support, hereinafter described.

My said-invention relates to metal curtainpole brackets, and more particularly to those made from wire or rods; and itconsists in combining an adjustable pole-supporting rod hook-shaped at its outer end to receive the pole, and having a lateral flange at-ils inner end provided with a longitudinal guide-opening, also having a series o f transverse notches or recesses between said hook and flange, with a stationary support having an upwardlyturned fork-shaped outer end adapted to receive and hold the notched portions of the aforesaid pole-supporting rod, and at thesame time admit of said rod being adjusted longitudinally to lengthen or shorten the bracket, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Nearly all curtain or cornice pole brackets having an adjustable pole-support have heretofore' been fastened after adj ustinent by means of set-screws in various ways. To do away i5 with such set-screw fastenings and otherwise simplify and cheapen the construction is the main purpose of my invention, atfthe same time producing a strong and durable bracket presenting a ncatand tasty appearance when applied to use.

tal rod d and inclined rode. The pole-supporting lod A is made in one part and provided at its outer end with the usual hook, f, in which 69 the pole is held. Said rod A is also provided with the downwardly-projecting dange h at its inner end, having a longitudinal opening therein to receive the horizontal rod d, and with the series of transverse notches or recessest' formed therein between the hook f and the ange hA thereof, as shown in the drawings, said notched portions being adapted lto drop into and be held in a fork-shaped upwardly-turned ange, dz, formed on the 7o outer or forward end of the horizontal supporting-rod d. The brace B is made in two parts, as shown in Fig. 2, the horizontal rod d constituting one part and the inclined rod e .the other, said rod d being made with a screw-thread, d', at its inner end, by which to fasten it in position, and with the afortsaid upwardly-,turned fork-shaped fiange d2 at its outer end, in the longitudinal slot j of which restthe notched portionst' of the pole- 8o supporting rod A. The inclined rod e is held in position by forming alongitudinal opening in its upturned end e', through which to pass the rod d, and also through its downwardlyturned end c2, to receive an ordinary fasteningscrew. Aside from the fork dl said brace B is of ordinary construction.

The notches or recesses z' in the pole-supporting rod A may be made in variousshapes` and positions, and are preferably formed by 9o compressing or indenting the metal between suitable dies. n

After saidvbracket has been fastened in position, as usual, the pole-supporting rod A may be adj usted forward or back, as desired,

by simply lifting the outer end thereof above its support, so as to raise its engaged notch or recessi out of the holding-fork d2, then slipping its inner end along the horizontal rod d,

and finally dropping the front end so that the loo notch, coming in the proper place to hold :it in its new position, will engage with and be held in said fork d". By forl'ning a series of continuous notches close to or abutting each other it is obvious that the rod may be adjusted and fastened in any desired position.

I am aware of the United States PatentNo. 355,449, to Hardy and Clark, dated January 4, 1887, covering a pole-supporting rod adjustable longitudinally and held in position after adjustment by means of a thumh'screw. I am also aware of thc United States Patentto F. Traub, for improvementin rocking and reclining chair, No. 350,329, dated October 5, 1886, in which serrated or notched arms are employed for holding the hack of the chair in difterent adjusted positions. I therefore, in view of the above patents, make no claim, broadly, to an adjustable pole supporting rod having holding-notches or to astationary sup portingfbrace independently, but limitmyinvention to the combination of said pole-supporting rod, made in the manner shown and described, with its support to produce the im- 25 proved bracket herein set forth.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-M In a curtain-pole bracket, the combination of the pole-supporting' rod A, hinged at itsinner end to the horizontal stationary supporting-rod d and itted to slide longitudinally thereon, also having the usual pole-supporting hook at its outer end, and a series of transverse notches between said hook and its inner end, with said supporting-rod d, having the upwardly-turned fork-shaped flange d2 at its outer end, open at the top to receive and hold the notched portions of rod A, and also to allow said rod to be lifted therefrom, whereby the bracket may hc lengthened or shortened, as desired, and fastened in position without the use of set-screws or similar means, substantially as set forth.

WILLIAM O. BEMEN'I.

Vitnesses:

ALBERT A. BARKER, LUcIUs W. Barcos. 

